CNA Arena Akita is an arena in Rinkai-area, Akita, Japan. It is owned and run by the city.[2] Cable Networks Akita acquired its naming rights in 2015.[3] The silver-colored building opened in 1994 and holds 5,000 people.[4] The gym has a dome-shaped 154 feet height ceiling, and added 2,088 extra seatings in 2016.[5][6][7] It is the home arena of the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League, Japan's professional basketball league. The biggest basketball court in Akita is Akita Prefectural Gymnasium.
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| Full name | Akita City Gymnasium Akita Shiritsu Taiikukan |
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| Location | Akita, Japan |
| Coordinates | 39°43′32.3″N 140°5′15.7″E / 39.725639°N 140.087694°E |
| Parking | 382 |
| Owner | Akita city |
| Operator | Akita city |
| Capacity | 5,000: basketball |
| Field size | 24,276.88 m2 |
| Surface | Birch flooring |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April, 1994 |
| Construction cost | JPY3.8 billion[1] |
| Architect | Toyokazu Watanabe |
| Structural engineer | Kawasaki Architect Structural Engineers |
| Main contractors | Konoike Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Akita Northern Happinets (2016-present) Yonex Akita Masters (2018-present) | |
Facilities
edit- Main arena - 2,540m2 （63.5m×40m）
- Sub arena - 863m2 （38.0m×22m）
- Table tennis room - 324m2
- Multi-purpose hall - 324m2
- Running course - 810m2
Sports Events
editCNA Arena has hosted the following sports events:
- 2001 World Games - Acrobatic gymnastics, Aerobic gymnastics, Rhythmic gymnastics, Dancesport, Trampoline gymnanastics
- National Sports Festival of Japan - Gymnastics (2007)
- bj League All-Star Game (2014)
- Akita Masters
Sports events at former municipal gymnasium in Sannoh
edit- All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships 20–23 November 1964,[8] Akita City-born Yukio Endō won gold medals in individual all-around, silver medals in floor exercise, rings, vault, horizontal bar and bronze medal in parallel bars
Gallery
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View from Rinkai road -
Sub Arena -
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The Happinets Powerhouse -
Main Arena -
Panoramio photo -
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Satellite view -
Aerial view of former Akita Municipal Gymnasium in 1975 (39°43′7.9″N 140°06′17.1″E / 39.718861°N 140.104750°E)
Drops of water
editOn January 9. 2018, it leaked on the court floor, and the basketball game was delayed.[9] Other roof leaks are also reported.[10]
Attendance records
editThe record for a basketball game is 4,951, set on November 30, 2022, when the Happinets defeated the Alvark Tokyo 83-69.[11]
Access
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- From Akita Station: Akita Chūō Kōtsū for Rinkai Eigyosho, Kenritsu Pool. Get off at Shiritsu Taiikukan-mae.
References
edit- ^ "市立体育館の修繕、足場に１０億円？ 苦悩する秋田市：朝日新聞デジタル". 12 September 2019.
- ^ Akita city (April 2012). "秋田市立体育館清掃業務仕様書" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "ＣＮＡ、市立体育館の命名権を獲得 秋田市と契約へ｜さきがけonTheWeb". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ "＜ｂｊ秋田＞仮設席でアリーナ問題解消 | 河北新報オンラインニュース". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
- ^ Sports Hochi (30 September 2016). "【バスケット】天井４７メートル！秋田、１０・１ホーム開幕Ａ東京戦へ会場準備着々". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Sports Hochi (30 September 2016). "【バスケット】快適！秋田のホーム新設移動観覧席にドリンクホルダー". Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Akita City (30 September 2016). "秋田市立体育館 手動式移動仮説席 仕様書" (PDF). Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ "パンフレット 1964年 第18回 全日本体操競技選手".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Akita Sakigake (9 January 2018). "ＣＮＡアリーナ雨漏り ミニバス決勝２０分遅れ". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Letter from Home 徒然なるままに、、、 SumConceptDesign泉です (20 April 2015). "秋田市立体育館 設計：渡辺豊和". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ 秋田ノーザンハピネッツ [@AKITA_NH] (2022-11-30). "【11/30(水)vs アルバルク東京@ CNAアリーナ☆あきた】" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-04-11 – via Twitter.
External links
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